Holy Scripture
2 Kings 15:33
A church father on this verse
“"In the second year of King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel, King Jotham son of Uzziah of Judah began to reign." After rising to power in that year, Jotham administered the government [of Judah] for sixteen years, earning great praise. While the second book of the Annals has shown all the feats illustriously accomplis…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
33Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
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31And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, these are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
32In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
— 2 Kings 15:33 —
34And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all things that his father Uzziah did.
35Nevertheless he took not away the high places: as yet the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the Lord’s house.